| Genetics |  |
[Translated to English from Swedish by Eva Gunnarsson, Nikopeja's Siberians, and Ulrika Olsson. Proofreading by Riëtte van Beek, Nidoba Maine Coons]
| By Ulrika Olsson |  |
Introduction
Basic genetics
Different types of inheritence
The color genetics of cats
- Introduction
- Red or black pigment
- Agouti or non-agouti
- Patterns
- Dilution
- Chocolate and cinnamon/sorrel
- The albino series
- Silver
- Dominant white
- Piebald white spotting
- Chinchilla
- Rufism
- Extra reading on tortoiseshell cats
Cat genetics for coat, ears and tail
- Longhair and shorthair
- Cornish Rex - r
- Devon Rex - re
- Hairlessness
- Manx
- Japanese Bobtail
- American Curl
The inheritence of some diseases and defects
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - HCM
- Polycystic kidney disease - PKD
- Hip Dysplasia - HD
- Patella luxation - PL
- Progressive retinal atrophy - PRA
- Gangliosidosis - GM1 and GM2
- Umbilical hernia
- Flat chest
- Chryptorchidism
- Hereditary muscle dystrophy
- Kinked tails
Breed to avoid genetic diseases
- Introduction
- Gene Frequency
- Effective Population
- Calculation of the inbreeding coefficient
- What happens if the effective population is too small?
- But what if the breed is already inbred?
- Genetic problems are showing up in the breeds!
How do we fight already existing health problems?
Summary